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NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIJAH NEFF, OF MILFORD, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. O. WILLIARD, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

PUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming' part Of Letters Patent N0. 451,835, dated May 5, 1891.

Application iiled January 29, 1891. Serial No. 379,570. (No model.)

poses, and, furthermorawhich may be connected and operated by a windmill,the' latter being thrown into and out of the wind by the ump.

With the above objects in view the invention consists in certain features of construction hereinafter specified, Aand particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a general view illustrating the applicability of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail ofthe pump in vertical longitudinal section. i

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates the metal cap or base of the pump, the same being mounted over a cistern or supported over a lake or other source of supply, and said base has depending from an opening in its center acollar or flange 2. At one side of the hase is located a pump-casing 3, terminating in a discharge-spout 4, and diametrically opposite the same a bearing-lug 5 is provided, in which is pivoted a standard 6, having pivoted at its upper end, as at 7, a lever 8. The lever 8 at its outer end is provided with a socket 9, and in the same is removably fitted a pump-handle 10. At its opposite end the lever S is pivoted, as at 11, to the upper end of a cross head or yoke 12.

Depending from the collar or liange 2 of the base is the delivery-cylinder 13, provided at its center with a combined coupling and union 14, having diverging branches 15 and 16, communicating with the interior of the cylinder. To the lower end of the cylinder 13 there is coupled a cylinder 17, provided at diametrically-opposite sides with vertical slots 18, in which is mounted for reciprocation a crosshead 19, the ends of which extend through the slots and beyond the wall of the cylinder. The lower end of the cylinder 17 is by a coupling 2O connected to the pumping-cylinder 21, in the lower end of which is formed a valvehead 22, having an upwardly-opening valve 23, and to said head from the source of supply leads th'e pipe 24. The cylinder 13 is provided at its upper end with a head 25, and in the same is mounted a valve-chamber 26, having a downwardly-opening valve 27.

28 designates a hollow piston or pump rod, which is mounted in a central opening formed in the cross-head 19, to the lower end of which is secured the piston-head 29, having a valve-chamber 30 and an upwardly-opening valve 31, said piston being adapted for movement in the pump-cylinder 2l. To the upper end of the hollow piston or pump rod is secured the piston-head 32, designed for movement in the delivery-cylinder 13 and to operate therein below the coupling 14, in which the delivery-port vis formed. From a bridge 33 upon the upper side of the piston 32 there extends a hollow tubular piston 34, which extends' above the coupling 14, and is there secured toavalve-chamber35, havinga valve 36, and beyond the valve is a piston 37, mounted for movement in the upper portion of the discharge-cylinder. The opposite outer ends of the cross-head are connected by means of connecting-rods 38 to the ends of the yoke 12, so that any movement upon the part of the yoke, as caused by the operation of the handle 10, causes a similar movement upon the part' of the internal system of hollow piston-rods; piston-heads, and valves. A pipe 39 connects the upper branch 15 of the delivery-cylinder with the discharge 4, said i pipe being formed in sections and connected by a cut-off 40..

41 designates a storage-tank, and the same comprises acylindrical wall 42, the ends of which are inwardly turned and embrace and are riveted to, as at 43, oppositer conical heads 44, the-same being provided with upturned annular flanges 45, the edges of the wall and the heads being soldered to increase the tightness of the joint and rigidity of the parts. One head is provided with an inlet-opening 46 and the opposite head with an outlet-opening 47, in which latter is mounted a cut-Off IOO or valve 48, the handle 49 extending up from the same to a point above the surface of the ground, whereby the water may be cut otf'at this point. This tank 4l is located either in the lake or at such a depth in the ground as to prevent the contents thereof `from freezing. l A pipe 50 serves to connect the lower dis charge branch 16 of the discharging-cylinder'.

to a valve 5l, and said valve is connected by a pipe 52 to the inlet 46 of the tank 4l. The.

service-pipe 53 is connected to the pipe 47 and leads to the house or other point of use and in fact may be tapped at several points and connected with branch pipes 54, as shown in Fig. l.

55 designates a base or casting, and thev with a head 65, having a central opening.I

Vithin the cylinder 64 there'is mounted for reciprocation a piston-head 66, which is connected to the upper end of the piston-rod 62, and coiled about the rod and interposed between the head 66 and 'the head 56 is a coiled spring 67, serving, when not 'otherwise in-v fluenced, to elevate the piston head and rod, the guide-rods 58, and vthe yoke 59. 68 leads from the opening in the-head 65, and by an elbow 69 is connected with the vpipe 70, which latter is connected lo a similar pipe 7l by a union 72, in which is mounted la valve 73 and an oil-cup 74. An elbow 75 serves to connect the end ofthe pipe 7l with a small pipe 76, to which latter is connected acht-off 77, and the cut-off is connected with the tank 4l by means of a pipe 78, leading to the-upper side of the tank. l

This completes the construction of the pump, and the operation of the same is as follows: The downstrolie of the connectingrod 38, and consequently the cross-head 1-9, lowers the hollow piston 28 and with it the piston-heads 37, 32, and 29, together with their valves. This causes the upper head 37 to draw air in the upper portion of` the 'discharge-cylinder through the valve 27 and `toy force water contained in the pump-cylinder 2l through the valve-chamber 30 up through the hollow piston 28, -through the openings in the bridge 33, into the discharge-A cylinder 13. A reverse or Aupward movement of the hollow piston-rod causes an'inflow of water into the pumping-cylinder 2l, through the valve-pipe 24, and forces water and air by the piston-head 32 out 'of the discharge branches l5 and 16 in accordance with vthe branch that is open. The upward movement of the piston-head 37 causes air to be forced A pipe through the valve-chamber 35 into the discharge-chamber 13. In this manner the tank 4l becomes iilled with water and air, the air occupying the upper portion of the tank and the water the lower portion thereof. By opening the cut-olf 40 of the hydrantor discharge 39,ater willflow from the tank and be'forced bythe compressed air therein through the pipes 52 50 39 to the hydrant, or, if the pump be in motion, water will-be pumped direct from the source of supply. By'opening the valve 48 through its rod 49 the service system to the house is thrown into communication `with the tank 4l, all water passing therethrough and being governed by suitable faucets within the house being forced by the compressed air within the tank 4l. 79 designates the pump-rod of a windmill, which is connected to the cross-head l2 at the point ll, so that the pump may be operated thereby. A wire 8O leads from the governor of the mill to the yoke 59 of the reciprocating rods 58, so that any movement upon the part of said rods or of the frame which they constitute is transmitted to the governor and the mill either thrown into or out of the wind. The com-l pressed air in the tank 4,1 passes up through the pipe 78, the cut-off 77, when the latterris open, and through the .pipes 75, 71,70, 69, and 68 into the cylinder 64, where it acts upon and, when sufficient, depresses the pistonhead 66 against the tension of its spring 67. As the head lowers, so also does the rod 62, and, by reason of its connection with the yoke 60, the vyoke and sliding frame,'of which it is a part, also lowers. This lowering of the yoke and its frame serves to indicate that the 'water in the tank is under compression by the air, and hence the operation of the `mill is not required, and through the medium of the wire 8O the wheel of the mill is thrown out of thel wind. When, however, the air and4 water fall within the tank and the air is insufficient to compress the piston-head 66, the spring 67 serves to raise the head and with it the sliding frame, and thus release the IOO IIO

windmill, so that the wheel of the same'is4 let air-valve and a pumping-cylinder, of a hol-4 low piston terminating in the pumping-cylinder in a piston-head and .at its upper-endin the lower portion-of the discharge-cylinder in a head, the piston-head being provided with' a valve, a piston-rod connected with the u pper head and terminating at its upper end inA the upper end of the discharge-cylinder, a head having an inlet-valve secured thereto, a storage-tank having a discharge,

necting the storage-tank to the cylinder, and means for operating .A l the hollow piston, substantially as speciiied.

a pipe con-zdlscharge- 2. The combination, with the delivery-cylinder, of the pump-cylinder located below the same, the open piston-head mounted in the lower portion of the delivery-cylinder, the valve piston-head mounted in the pumpcylinder and the valve piston-head mounted in the upper portion of the delivery-cylinder, the upper end of which is valved, the hollow piston connecting the open piston-head of the delivery-cylinder with the valved head ofthe pump-cylinder, the secondary piston-rod connecting the open piston-head with the upper piston-head, the cross-head 19, connected to the hollow piston, the connecting-rods connected to the cross-head, the upper crosshead 12, connected to the rods,the lever 8,its support 6, the storage-tank 41, the pipe connecting the same with the delivery-cylinder, and the discharge connected with the tank, substantially as specilied.

3. The combination, with the delivery-cylinder formed in sections, of the coupling 14, connecting thesame and having the discharge branches l5 and 16, an air-induction pipe and pump leading to the cylinder, a water-induction pipe and pump leading to the same, the opposite piston-heads mounted at each side ofthe coupling 14, means-for operating the same, the hydrant having the cutoff, the pipe connecting the same with the branch 15, the storage-tank, the discharge thereof, and the pipe connecting the branch 16 with the storagetank, substantially as specied.

4. The combination, with the base 1, the fnlcrum 6, the lever 8, the cross-head 12, the depending lian ge 2,the hydrant-case 3,and the discharge-pipe 39, having the cut-ott 40, of the cylinder 13, having the head 25 at its upper end, the valve 26, mounted on the head, the cylinder 17, coupled to the lower end of the cylinder 13 and having the opposite slots 1S, the cylinder 2l, coupled to the lower end of the cylinder 17 and having the valve 22, the pipe 24, leading to said valve, the piston 29, having the valve 30 mounted in the cylinder 21, the hollow piston 28, connected to the valve 30, the cross-head 19, mounted in the slots 18 and secured in the center to the hollow piston, the piston-head 32, mounted in the lower end of the cylinder 13 and having a central opening, the bridge 33, the head 37, mounted in the upper end of the cylinder Y 13 and having the inlet-valve 36, the hollow piston 34, connecting the valve with the bridge, the coupling '14, connecting the sections of the cylinder 13 and having the branches 15 and 16, the former connected with the pipe 39, the tank 41, having the discharge 47 and inlet 46, the valve 50, the pipe 517 connecting the valve with the branch 16, and the pipe 52, connecting the inlet with the valve, substantially as specified.

5. The combination, with the water and air pumps and the storage-tank connected therewith and provided with a discharge, of an air-cylinder, a pipe leading rom the cylinder to the tank,a piston-head seated upon a spring within the cylinder, and a windmillregulating wire connected-'With and actuated by the head, substantially as specified.

6. The combination, with water and air pumps, means for operating the same, and a storage-tank communicating therewith and provided with a discharge, of a base, a sliding frame mounted in the base, a piston-rod secured to the frame, a cylinder the head of which receives the rod, a piston-head mounted on the rod within the cylinder, a spring for elevating the piston-head, an air-pipe leading to the cylinder, and a windmill-regulating wire connected to the frame, substantially as specified.

7. In a water system, the storage-tank conssting of a cylindrical wall having its ends inwardly turned, opposite conical heads having upturned peripheral flanges mounted in the ends of the cylinder and riveted thereto, a bar passing through the head, and nuts mounted on the end of the bar and clamping the heads, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses. 4

ELIJAH NEFF.

Witnesses:

C. E. SMILEY, J. C. MCLAUGHLIN. 

